Steve Wynn Week: Day 1

If you haven't already picked up this CD then do yourself a favor and grab a listen to a few of the songs off of this CD and learn more about Steve Wynn - right here!

Zeppelin To Reunite Without Plant?

BW&BK reports: [Reposting] UK-based website The Sun is reporting: [so take with a bucket of salt] Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant is [REPORTEDLY] to be given an ultimatum by his bandmates- join us on tour or we'll replace you.

Zep guitarist Jimmy Page, bassist John Paul Jones and drummer Jason Bonham have been busy recently rehearsing in West London's Ritz Studio and using stand-in vocalists.

And one American singer has been so impressive the other band members are confident they could hit the road next year WITHOUT their iconic frontman. - more on this story

Update: Blink-182's Barker and DJ AM Involved In Fatal Plane Crash

antiMusic reports: Former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and DJ AM were critically injured in a fatal Lear jet plane crash in South Carolina this weekend. Four people died in the crash including Travis Barker's assistant Chris Baker. Here are the latest developments as we went to press:

Billboard reports that "The medical director of the burn hospital where former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and DJ AM are being treated says both men are expected to make full recoveries." more

TMZ reported on Saturday that "Travis Barker has been burned from his waste down, but he is expected to survive the plane crash. DJ AM's face was severely burned and is being tended to right now." We also learned from TMZ that is a was for a joyous occasion that the plane was chartered: We've now learned why Barker and his friends decided to get on that doomed lear jet in South Carolina late last night, and the explanation can only be described as a horribly cruel twist of fate.

It all started some time yesterday, when Barker's assistant, Chris Baker, told the guys that his wife was going into labor. Barker told him that he would do everything in his power to get Baker back to the hospital in time. The quickest way back to Van Nuys was that Lear jet. We're told Barker usually won't fly on private jets, but made an exception for what was supposed to be one of the happiest moments of Baker's life. - more on this story

Miley Who? AC/DC Is The Hottest Ticket In Town

antiMusic reports: Forget Miley Cyrus, once the kiddies go to bed the adults want to go out and play and they are opting to get "Back In Black" with AC/DC.

The hard rock heavyweights upcoming tour has becoming the hottest ticket in town with shows selling out in minutes. In fact they are so in demand that additional shows have already been added Los Angeles, Oakland and Chicago.

For this tour the band took a big gamble with a flat rate $90.50 for any seat in the house ticket pricing model and it worked. We also told you last week that some of the best seats in the house would only be available via "paperless" tickets and asked readers to write in let us know what kind of fee if any that Ticketbastard might be adding to these. Quite a few readers did write in to let us know. - find out what they had to say

George Michael Arrested

BBC reports: The singer George Michael has been cautioned after being arrested in a public toilet for possession of drugs, thought to include crack cocaine.

"A 45-year-old man was arrested on 19 September on suspicion of possession of drugs in the Hampstead Heath area," a Metropolitan Police spokesman said.

The singer was taken to a police station and given the caution for possessing class A and class C drugs. [You would think that he would learn to stay out of public restrooms as they always seem to bring trouble for him] - more on this story

Kanye vs. Fiddy Pt II

FMQB reports: [Reposting] In what could be a potential Hip-Hop sales showdown the likes of which we haven't seen since, well, September 2007.

50 Cent and Kanye West will release new albums a week apart in December. 50's Before I Self Destruct is due to arrive on December 9, while West's 808's and Heartbreak will drop December 16.

When both artists dropped new albums on September 11, 2007, West's Graduation easily outsold 50 Cent's Curtis by almost 3 million copies. - more details including a sarcastic comment from Kanye

Weezer Already Planning New Album.

FMQB reports: [Reposting] Weezer took three years to follow-up 2005's Make Believe with this year's Red Album. Could the band have their next record out much sooner?

Drummer Pat Wilson tells Billboard that after this fall's tour, Weezer will hop back in the studio with producer Jacknife Lee (U2, R.E.M., Snow Patrol).

Lee produced two tracks on the Red Album and Wilson said that the producer is already involved in some pre-production. - more on this story

Earl Palmer RIP, Natalie Cole Hospitalized, Ne-Yo and Marilyn Manson Team Up, Metallica Still Tops, Krauss and Plant, Def Hockey, Paramore Twilight and more

antiMusic reports: Earl Palmer, the session drummer whose pioneering backbeats were recorded on such classics as Little Richard's "Tutti Frutti" and The Righteous Brothers' "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'," died Friday at his Los Angeles home after fighting a lengthy illness. He was 84. Earl Palmer, the session drummer whose pioneering backbeats were recorded on such classics as Little Richard's "Tutti Frutti" and The Righteous Brothers' "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'," has died. He was 84.more

Natalie Cole, who recently revealed she had hepatitis C, has been hospitalized as a result of side effects from her medication and a heavy promotional schedule, her representative said Friday. The Grammy-winning singer has been in a New York City hospital since Sept. 12, and is expected to remain there for at least a few days more

Metallica's "Death Magnetic" appears to have enough momentum to hold on to the top spot on next week's The Billboard 200 chart, with a projected 250-275,000 sales in its first full week of release according to Hits Daily Double. more

Ne-Yo, whose "Year of the Gentleman", is set to debut at position No. 2 on The Billboard 200 chart next week (behind Metallica's "Death Magnetic"), has told UK's Daily Star that he is preparing to collaborate with shock-rocker Marilyn Manson. "We're about to go into the studio together," he said. "I've wanted to work with him for ages and his people reached out to me when they heard. more

Alison Krauss and Robert Plant's album "Raising Sand" was a big winner at the Americana Honors & Awards. "Raising Sand" won album of the year, and Krauss and Plant were named duo of the year Thursday at the Ryman Auditorium. more

Maynard James Keenan is in California doing a series of wine bottle signing events and a few days ago came to the Whole Foods in Venice Beach, Ca. There was no photography allowed but our friends over at L.A. Weekly managed get some exclusive pics with Maynard anyway. Check em out here

Def Leppard will perform at Detroit's Fox Theatre prior to the NHL's North American opener between the Red Wings and the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday, October 9 (CBC, CBCSports.ca, 7 p.m. ET). more

Paramore is going to be a part of the soundtrack for motion picture Twilight! Paramore's brand new song, "Decode" will be the lead single for the film and the band will be releasing a brand new music video this fall. Hayley had this to say, "Twilight is the first series of books I've ever read. I didn't get into the Harry Potter series even though I love the movies. Twilight really caught my attention and held it. I'm really excited to see the book adapted to film and excited that our band gets to be a part of the phenomenon."

Wilco will begin recording the follow up to 2007's Sky Blue Sky next month. The new record is slated for a spring release via Nonesuch. The guys will then take a break from the studio at the end of the year to join Neil Young on the road. more

Radiohead are set to release the separate parts of 'Reckoner' for fans to remix. Six 'stems' of the 'In Rainbows' track will be available to purchase, allowing fans to cut up and remix the various elements of the song. more

Nachtmystium has dropped off a North American tour. Commented Nachtmystium in a statement: "Due to some issues beyond our control, we've been forced to pull off the Opeth/High On Fire tour. more

The Submarines, will be teaming up with New York's electronic seducers, Brazilian Girls, for a string of California tour dates next week. They'll be out in support of their sophomore album, Honeysuckle Weeks. Here are the dates (all September): 23 - San Diego, CA - House of Blues * 24 - Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern * 25 - Anaheim, CA - The Grove * 27 - San Francisco, CA – Mezzanine

Indianapolis Metal Fest II have announced a change in venue for the two day event to be held September 26th and 27th, 2008. The festival will move to the Marquee Convention and Event Center located at 5100 W. 38th Street in Indianapolis, IN 46254. more info on the fest

Kirsten Price will be performing at The Hard Rock Cafe in San Diego,
CA with the Donnas on Thursday October 2nd @ 9pm to Benefit The
American Cancer Society's Making Strides Against Breast Cancer.

Hippies rejoice! It's been 29 years since Joan Baez last appeared on the U.S. pop album chart, but her long hiatus ended this week when the folk singer's first album in five years debuted at No. 128.It's been 29 years since Joan Baez last appeared on the U.S. pop album chart, but her long hiatus ended this week when the folk singer's first album in five years debuted at No. 128. more

The lineup has been unveiled for the 2008 Bridge School Benefit concert, to be held Oct. 25-26 at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, Calif. School co-founder Neil Young anchors a bill that also features Wilco, Jack Johnson, Cat Power and Death Cab For Cutie. - more

Blind Melon Biography Released

PR reports: One of the most tragic stories of the 1990's rock world was that of singer Shannon Hoon, and his band, Blind Melon. Despite scoring one of the decade's most enduring singles and videos, "No Rain," and a quadruple platinum hit with their 1992 self-titled debut album (in addition to touring alongside rock's biggest names), Hoon could not overcome a dangerous drug addiction. Only two records into a promising career, Hoon was dead from an overdose at the age of 28. 'A Devil on One Shoulder and an Angel on the Other' is the first book to tell the group's story – culled from over 50 exclusive interviews, and featuring many never-before-seen photos.

'A Devil on One Shoulder' was written by journalist Greg Prato, whose work as appeared in a variety of sites and magazines, including All Music Guide, Billboard.com, Rolling Stone.com, and Classic Rock Magazine, among others. A long-time fan of the band, Greg has been working on this book - with the help of the surviving members of the band - for the past few years. In the process, Greg conducted interviews with such renowned rock names as Duff McKagan (Velvet Revolver/Guns N' Roses), Gilby Clarke (G n' R), Mike Clink (G n' R producer), Kim Thayil (Soundgarden), Jerry Cantrell (Alice in Chains), Mike Inez (Alice in Chains), and Craig Ross (Lenny Kravitz), plus family and friends - including Shannon's mother, Nel Hoon. - more on this story

Real Poison Rapist Fingered?

Sleazeroxx reports: Two men wanted for questioning in connection with an alleged rape at Pearl River Resort nearly a year ago are being sought by local law enforcement authorities.

Ralph Sciple, investigator for the Neshoba County Sheriff's Department, said that officials are seeking to question John Minskoff and Robert Delavega, both of Homestead, Fla.

The alleged victim first told authorities that Rikki Rockett, the 46 year-old drummer of 1980s hair-metal band Poison, raped her in a room. Rockett was exonerated of any wrong doing earlier this year. - more on this story

Carmine Appice's Dream Gigs

antiMusic reports: Rock legend Carmine Appice has worked with artists like Rod Stewart, Jeff Beck, Pink Floyd, Ozzy and more. He is now putting the show back in show biz with Slamm. Morley spoke with Carmine about this new project, his vast career and a lot more. During the exchange, Morley asked Carmine about who he wished he had played with and there were some surprising names in the mix. Here is that part of the interview:

antiMusic: At this point in your career, you have played with a who's who of rock names from Beck to Pink Floyd. Is there anybody you wish you had played with or a project you wish you had been involved with?

Carmine: I mean, I wish Led Zeppelin would have continued and I ended up playing with them, replacing my friend John Bonham who you know, listened to my playing and had a lot of the same kind of feel and fills the way I play it, I think I would have fit in really well with Led Zeppelin. I would have maybe liked to do that. Otherwise, there's not really anybody that I would think, wow I wish I could have…well maybe there is. Maybe I wish I would have played with the Police. (laughs)

antiMusic: (laughs) I didn't expect that.

Carmine: There you go. I love The Police. I love the kind of music. I love what they're doing. I think the drum parts are great. I would play them like Stewart Copeland because you know, he came up with a whole new style of drumming, as far as I'm concerned. But you know, pretty much, I don't sit there and go, man I wish I would have played with Clapton, or I wish I would have played with, I don't know, (laughs) Nirvana. (laughs) You know what I mean? - Read the full interview

Miley Wants To Ditch Hannah Montana?

antiMusic reports: Apparently Miley Cyrus wants to bite the hand that made her a star, at least that's what TMZ had to say in this report: Our spies on the set tell us Miley has bragged that she will get fired, making it clear she wants to focus on singing and not the show. For his part

Billy Ray has also made it clear that there is more money in singing than a Disney cable show. As a result, the father daughter team has been showing up to the set ridiculously late, stalling production and infuriating cast and crew.

Sources tell us Billy Ray has told people on the set that he and Miley will do twelve more episodes and then they are out. Disney was so pissed they called his agent, railing that Billy Ray and Miley were ingrates. Disney insisted that Billy Ray and Miley not only finish the twenty-four episode season -- but Disney was adding six more episodes. - more on this story

Bloodbath Previewing New CD Online

PR reports: The next chapter of Bloodbath's brutal saga arrives on October 6th 2008 with the release of the new studio album, The Fathomless Mastery.

The Fathomless Mastery mini-site is now online. The site will feature a different track from the album each week in the run up to the release with Iesous just added.

Check back next Friday for the next track. The site also contains info on the album, downloads, a free mp3 of the track 'Mock The Cross' to anyone who signs up to the mailing list and also gives you the chance to pre-order the album. - It's all here

Silversun Pickups Hope To Swoon With Their Next Album

PR reports: Having sold more than 350,000 copies of their debut LP Carnavas (Dangerbird Records), it's safe and maybe even more appropriate to call Silversun Pickups a success story. The quartet is currently tucked away in a Los Angeles studio working hard on their sophomore effort. While still fully immersed in the recording process, singer Brian Aubert has revealed the forthcoming collection will be titled Swoon, due early 2009 on Dangerbird Records.

Silversun Pickups' origins, and eventually songs, spawned from a live stage setting - namely small clubs on the eastside of Los Angeles. They toyed with sound, tried out line-ups, pondered even being a band... then songs materialized. And bloomed. EP Pikul, came next, followed by Carnavas, all written on stage.

Today, with experience in tow and innumerable frequent flyer miles logged, the quartet is taking a new approach to recording. "As of right now this record is very different because we've written everything at once. The first one was very much scraping together a lot of the songs we've written over the years," explains Aubert. He continues, "For Carnavas, because we were coming off of Pikul, we stripped it of the organics, got rid of the strings and warmer sounds. Now that we are jumping off from Carnavas we are putting some of that stuff back." - more on this story

Eagles of Death Metal Expand Tour Plans

PR reports: Currently breaking hearts and bottles in the southwest, Eagles of Death Metal are getting ready to seduce the rest of the country. The band is in the midst of successful tour much to the delight of Texans, Californians, and Arizonians everywhere and to the disappointment of everywhere else-ians.

But have no fear, rest of country - new tour dates have appeared! Eagles are ready to strike a city near you like a swift karate slap to the jugular. After unleashing "Heart On" to the masses (their new studio album which hits stores on 10/26), the courageous cast of characters will hit the open waters on the first headlining tour for the soaked-in-sexy new album. - more on this story

Black Milk Sets Release

PR reports: Black Milk, the accomplished producer, MC, and vanguard of Detroit's rising hip-hop scene will be releasing his third solo album Tronic on October 28, 2008 through Fat Beats Records.

Produced entirely by Black Milk and featuring only three guest verses on the entire album (from Pharoahe Monch, Royce Da 5'9", and Sean Price), TRONIC shows Black Milk flexing his solo production and emcee skills through tracks that are more expressive and daring than his previous works.

The album is a departure from the soul-sample driven sounds of 2007's Popular Demand - more on this story

Last Happy Night of Your Life?

Webster and Associates reports: Kaki King announces a co-headlining U.S. fall tour with the Mountain Goats, dubbed "The Last Happy Night of Your Life."

The 22-date run, which features King playing with her full band, kicks off in Chicago, IL, on October 13th, and wraps on November 9th at New York City's Webster Hall.

Prior to the jaunt, King will headline a handful of Northeast shows, also with her band, from October 8-10. - more on this story

Tweak Bird Kick Off Tour

PR reports: The Los Angeles by-the-way of Carbondale, IL sibling duo, Tweak Bird, kicked off their first U.S. tour Thursday that will include dates with Valient Thorr and Atlanta, GA's Black Tusk.

Tweak Bird's debut release (out last week), Reservations, is a sweeping seven song introduction to a band exploring the depths of heavy experimental, progressive and psych-infused rock. Produced under the helm of the impressive production team, Deaf Nephews (Melvins' Dale Crover and Altamont's Toshi Kasai), the songs on Reservations emanate a powerful brooding air—foreboding, almost threateningly so—of some new sonic assault about to be heaved upon the listener. - more on this story

El Ten Eleven To Hit The Road Behind New CD

PR reports: Sometimes so much can be said without saying a thing. Pulsating somewhere between post-rock and dance floor-ready electro, El Ten Eleven's new LP, These Promises Are Being Videotaped, is an instrumental album that speaks volumes without uttering a word.

Timed with the November 18 release on Fake Record Label, the Los Angeles duo will masterfully bring these jaw-dropping compositions to life, armed with only a doubleneck bass/guitar, acoustic/electronic drums and a stage full of effects pedals, splitting time between rock venues and dance clubs, to a town near you. - more on this story

Arden Kaywin Soph

PR reports: Arden Kaywin, the singer/songwriter, well known in the indie pop world for her thoughtful, witty songwriting and her powerful voice, will release her second album, Elephant In The Room, October 21 (Pega Entertainment Group).

It's the follow-up to her 2006 debut, Quarter Life Crisis and it was produced by eleven-time Grammy Award winner Rafa Sardina (Stevie Wonder, Beyonce, Luis Miguel). - more on this story

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